Africa-Press – Mauritius. The Mother Marie Augustine Palliative Care Unit of the Clinic Ferrière de Bon Secours in Curepipe, was officially inaugurated, on 29 October 2021, by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Housing and Land Use Planning, Minister of Tourism, Mr Louis Steven Obeegadoo.
The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, the president of the board of administration, Mr François de Grivel, as well as Professor Chollet and Dr Grange, the two French specialists who initiated the Palliative Care Unit project, were also present.
Since 01 September 2021, the clinic has set up the first Palliative Care Unit of Mauritius which comprises a fix unit, a mobile team to conduct domiciliary evaluations, and a training centre.
The Unit can accommodate 12 patients under the care of an interdisciplinary team composed of medical practitioners, nurses, care givers, a psychologist and volunteers.
In his address, the Deputy Prime Minister lauded the extraordinary work being accomplished by the public health service to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed hope that in the future, care could be provided in the private clinics as well.
He however deplored that there are too many deaths and emphasised the importance to be inoculated. We need to continue to fight, because the vaccine works, he highlighted, and moreover acknowledged the effort of the population who has been vaccinated.
For his part, Dr Jagutpal announced that the national cancer and control programme will be shortly submitted to Cabinet for approval. He also spoke of the action plan of his Ministry which aims at allowing Mauritian patients requiring healthcare abroad to benefit from such treatment in private clinics in the country.
There are certain healthcare services that are not provided in public hospitals and therefore patients are sent abroad to avail of treatment or undergo surgery, recalled the Minister.
To that end, collaboration is envisaged with the private sector to allow private clinics to carry out these surgeries and the compensations offered for these patients can be provided in Mauritius itself, he added.
As for Mr François de Grivel, he highlighted that a public-private memorandum of understanding will be finalised with the Health Minister to bring support and care to individuals who are receiving healthcare in public institutions.
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